Hello 2020! + Sharing our pathway to release.
over 4 years ago – Sun, Feb 02, 2020 at 12:12:52 AM

Dear Backer,

Now that we're almost a whole month into 2020 the team have had a chance to gather together and finalise all plans dev and comms for Book of Travels. We are excited to be writing to you today to let you know what they are! But not before expressing how grateful we are to have your support and attention in this, the last leg of this huge project. Not to mention another big thank you for your backing, your sharing, and anything else you did for us in 2019 that made for this wonderful start to 2020.

Oh yes, it's going to be sublime! Today we share dev news and play dates from the production schedule, so read on!  

The year ahead 

It’s hard to believe that we're actually only nine months away from Early Access! Next month we'll be deciding what to include in the beta – and it's a pretty exciting task, because right now we're seeing some key levels really come to life. We're also working on our UI and we know a fair few of you are keen to see some screenshots, so we're looking forward to including some in our next newsletter. And now we can finally share our two key play dates: in May and June we'll be beta testing and October brings us to early access. (Are you a beta tester? More info is coming soon!)

Discord, late pledges + island winner announcement soon

We appreciate that Discord communities are traditionally liveliest when games are live and playable, so it's really great to see that the Might and Delight (previously Book of Travels) server is still lively. If you're still looking for an up-to-date link to join us, this is it. You can now use the server to chat about anything Might and Delight (and much more besides) so if your pledge bundle includes other games you can now share your play adventures on the relevant channel. And if you want to add to your pledge rewards there's still time to check out our pledge manager for add-ons or to change your existing bundle.

As for our island winner, we will be revealing who that is in our February mail out! 

Get social on Steam

Finally, we'd like to invite you to go to our Might & Delight community Steam page and hit the follow button - this is where you’ll soon be able to view more news and images from the game and better still, where you can leave comments too. 

New Shelter Bundle from Might and Delight!

Oh, one more thing: We just released a limited offer bundle at a super cool 90% discount. You'll get all Shelter games, DLCs, soundtracks and bonus episodes + an art book and comics – all for under 10 dollars! Survive the wild as a Lynx mother protecting her cubs, or play Meadow online and communicate with other players using the unique language of symbols that's the precursor to the one in Book of Travels. (And if you're a backer who got Meadow as part of your pledge, that cost will also be subtracted from the bundle.)   

Today we’ve doubled up so this Kickstarter update will also come to you as a newsletter, but from here onward all updates will act as alerts to the Book of Travels newsletter as per your reward bundle – so no more doubles!

That's all for now, we look forward to reconnecting for 2020 and reading your comments on Steam.

Best Wishes,

Helen and the team at Might & Delight

**TODAY** Play Meadow with the Devs! Codes and Steam keys delivered
over 4 years ago – Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 09:28:22 PM

Hello!

Thank so much for your patience in waiting for your Discord roles and Steam keys. You should by now have found them in your inbox (if not keep reading) and below you will find more detail on how to set them up. We had hoped to get them to you sooner, but in the long run it worked out easier to set up a pledge manager. The good news is that now you can adjust or add to your pledge, so those of you who wanted to get games for partners, family and friends can now do so, and you can also order other extras and add-ons from the campaign. (NB: if you want to upgrade your pledge you need to find a little, hard-to-notice button below the large one that says 'get started'.)

Play with the Devs in Meadow this afternoon!

Now that you have a key for Meadow, we can't wait to see you at Centre Tree! Look out for Might and Delight devs who will be playing as star-spotted rabbits, like this one...

How to get your Discord role

You should have an invitation to join Discord in the email we sent to you yesterday, or perhaps you are already on the server (now renamed Might and Delight). Either way, to redeem your Discord role codes, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Might and Delight Discord server
2. Find "EagleBot" in the members list to the right, above the Travellers
3. Click on EagleBot's name and send a message with your code
4. You should now have been roled but if not, contact MaD_Arvid or any of the moderators for help

How to get Meadow

If you haven't got a Steam account you'll need to create one, after that simply use the code found in your email to redeem your game. Here's a really great guide on how to redeem Steam keys.

Can't find your email?

For anyone unable to find the email we sent yesterday, you can log in here and ask for a resend. We're a small team with no dedicated customer service staff, so we're crossing fingers that all will go according to plan! You can find answers to questions here or send a query through the pledge manager.

We hope you enjoy your games and roles! 

Best Wishes,

Helen and the team at Might & Delight

After the Party is Over... Your rewards and other news
over 4 years ago – Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 11:45:18 PM

Dear Backers,

We hope you are well. At Might & Delight HQ we've been snoozing, clearing up a little, making some plans for the time ahead. And that includes getting roles to you on Discord and game keys for Tiny Echo and Meadow to Travellers and beyond. 

Roles and games

We'll be sending these via Mailchimp, which means that your address will be moved from Kickstarter onto our mailing list - of course we'd love to keep it that way, so that you can receive our occasional and lovingly-crafted mails, but please unsubscribe if you want to. 

Meet in the Meadow!

Once you have Meadow ready to go, you'll be able to join us in the Meadow on Thursday 12th December... Meadow already has a small and loyal fan base and we're super excited about the chance for new and seasoned players to get together with devs and unlock some obelisks together!

Pledge manager

In the next few weeks we'll be setting up a pledge manager. This means that you can add rewards or additional games to your pledge. We hope that this will be something of a solution to some of the problems some of you had with pledges, as it will allow you to purchase additional items. This is a way to get things you missed out on, including extra copies of the game. 

We'll let you know as soon as we have more info on the pledge manager in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, go to Steam or Discord if you'd like to talk to one another or post ideas for the game. Hope to see you there or in Meadow soon!

Best Wishes, 

Helen and the team at Might & Delight

Thank You for Transformational Campaign
over 4 years ago – Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 02:32:49 AM

Thank you for a transformational 30 days

When we planned this campaign back in March we were an introverted studio with very little public profile and a game world we'd been keeping close to our chest for two years. Today we're talking to 7000 plus people across many platforms and collaborating with you to make a game that's richer and deeper than the one that existed before we began.   

That's a conversation that we will keep going, and though we will be posting updates here on Kickstarter, we hope you'll continue to talk to one another and suggest your ideas on the dedicated channels we've created on Discord and Steam. We'll also be posting updates from the dev team and we'll continue to send behind-the-scenes updates from our Travellers' Newsletter.

We're so grateful for everything you've done - to those of you who joined us so early as Travellers on our newsletter, to those who've chatted on Discord and kept the flag flying and helped one another with questions while we slept and to those who gave us valuable feedback about the campaign. We've had first time backers (20%!) and first time Discorders and shy people in the shadows coming out to talk about all kinds of things games, animal and art. We've had people who say they aren't confident at drawing send wonderful island pictures. We've had people new to RPGs get connected and creative and excited about the possibilities of role play. And we've had people who are new to or shy of social media push themselves into the light to make the campaign a success.Transformational. 

Next things

This is not all. We will be back soon with an update and to announce the island winner. And we'll send you a survey to complete so that we get your info correct for delivery. Backers who pledged for rewards with Meadow or Tiny Echo will be sent Steam keys soon (we just need to tie-up some campaign ends and we'll get to it!) and Secret Cultist and Backer roles for Discord will be allocated in the coming weeks. A 'Welcome to Meadow' group play session will happen in early December and the team are looking forward to seeing you there to play together. Details on this and more after a short break to catch our breath. 

Your meadow 

Before we check out for a short time we'd like to show you one last thing. Travellers' Meadow. There are exactly as many Night Flowers here as there are backers.

I hope that makes you feel as overawed with pride and love as it does us! A true transformation has taken place! Together we've made a place you to rest, meet and and play music together. 

Goodbye for now, and once again, thank you for an incredible journey together. 

Best Wishes,

Helen and the team at Might & Delight

Just more than a day left! Do you know about our enhanced rewards?
over 4 years ago – Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 02:36:43 AM

Dear Backers,

We're scarily close to our 24 hour countdown, and we've very few updates left to go before it's time to say goodbye (from here at least, we'll be on Steam and Discord!). Right now we want to talk about rewards and islands.

A clearer picture of rewards bundles!

It's been a crazy campaign and we've flown a little bit by the seat of our pants, which included adding some extra free things to the rewards bundles. Since Kickstarter don't allow us to adjust text in the pledges we thought we'd make it a bit easier for you. If you want to adjust your pledge, now is the time!

Island competition closing with campaign

We're really enjoying looking at your islands and we'll be giving your backstories some solid attention when the campaign is over. After that comes the really very tough part - choosing a winner. We'll announce the winner and follow up on other campaign and game developments here and on Steam in the next few weeks.

Final days updates heading your way soon! 

Best Wishes,

Helen and the team at Might & Delight